<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has become a punching bag for struggling Democratic House colleagues this fall, but some mouthy members have hit below the belt, raising questions about whether they’ll face a Pelosi punishment after the elections.

Pelosi has blown off the public slights from the likes of Texas Rep. Chet Edwards, who recently said he would not commit to backing Pelosi for another term as speaker, and Alabama Rep. Bobby Bright, who recently predicted <span style='font-size: 14pt'>Pelosi could “get sick and die” </span>before the next Congress. Rep. Heath Shuler of North Carolina even suggested that he might run for the position of speaker himself. ...

When California Rep. Xavier Becerra tried to end run Pelosi on Ways and Means Committee slots, Pelosi said in a closed caucus meeting that she still had “tire tracks” on her back ...

Right now, these vulnerable Democrats are merely trying to save their seats and distance themselves from an unpopular leader. ...